The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but the iris reveals a person's true identity. A new report demonstrates that iris recognition algorithms can maintain their accuracy even with compact images, affirming their potential for large-scale identity management

Professor Yosi Shacham-Diamand of Tel Aviv University's Department of Engineering, working with a team of European Union scientists, has successfully wired a state-of-the-art artificial hand to existing nerve endings in the stump of a severed arm. The device, called "SmartHand,"

Researchers have found that readers were better able to understand, remember and emotionally respond to material found through "searching" compared to content found while "surfing." "If, as these data suggest, the cognitive and emotional impact of online content is greatest

Three-dimensional computer graphics is moving into museums. Works of art are being digitally archived in 3-D, simplifying research into related artifacts and providing the public with fascinating three-dimensional displays.

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the health-care provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth

The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day -- online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and supermarket. Though this data seems innocent enough, when

When searching for basketball videos online, a long list of Web sites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball. But what if the computer could search inside videos for a basketball? Researchers are developing software

Physicists have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways. The work represents the first time scientists have detected

Those oft-maligned, and highly embellished, graphs and charts in newspapers may actually help people understand data more effectively than traditional graphs, according to new research.

Researchers are working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops. Building on work completed recently for the UK Ministry of Defence, the project is aimed at investigating the use of arrays of highly specialized antennas that

Scientists have developed and experimentally tested a technique to predict new target diseases for existing drugs. The researchers developed a computational method that compares how similar the structures of all known drugs are to the naturally occurring binding partners --

The spread of malware, or computer viruses, is a growing problem that can lead to crashed computer systems, stolen personal information, and billions of dollars in lost productivity every year. One of the most insidious types of malware is a

More than 50 international experts in endangered languages are convening to take the first step in cataloging endangered and dying languages in a comprehensive online database.

A wireless digital "plaster" that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers in a new clinical trial run by researchers in the UK. The digital "plaster" or "patch" is a disposable

Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research.

Tim Smith, , Thursday 5 November 2009 at 11:14:00Edit Google Docs online and offlineis a Windows Notepad-style application that uses to synchronise text files.Editing in a browser can be powerful but it is sometimes problematic. Nocs isa basic editor that

Tim Smith, , Thursday 5 November 2009 at 10:49:00Get more information about computer health from the Windows 7 computer take advantage of the improvements made to the taskbar.Taskbar Meters displays a separate icon for CPU, memory and hard diskactivity that

Chris Wiles, , Wednesday 4 November 2009 at 09:41:00Output any document as a PDFWork with the Mac operating system and you'll find that you can print justabout any document as a PDF file, which you can then use to email

Chris Wiles, , Wednesday 4 November 2009 at 00:00:00Defragment your hard driveYour old system might appear to need an upgrade, if you've been using yourcomputer for over a year. It just seems to become slower, over time. Windowstakes longer to

This paper presents the design and the realization of a hybrid wirelessGigabit Ethernet indoor communications system operating at 60 GHz. As the 60GHz radio link operates only in a single-room configuration, an additionalRadio over Fiber (RoF) link is used to